As of today (2025-04-02), Merck's share price is $87.12.
Merck's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $7.12. Hence, Merck's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.24.
The historical rank and industry rank for Merck's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
MRK'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.66 Med: 23.44 Max: 39.38
Current: 12.22
During the past 13 years, Merck's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 39.38. The lowest was 11.66. And the median was 23.44.
MRK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 73.04% of 523
companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 23.56
vs MRK: 12.22
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Merck was 98.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 23.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.60% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, Merck's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 45.60% per year. The lowest was -31.50% per year. And the median was 7.50% per year.
Merck Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Merck's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Merck's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Merck's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Merck's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Merck's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Merck's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Merck's Share Price of today is $87.12. Merck's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7.12.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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Merck makes pharmaceutical products to treat several conditions in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and infections. Within cancer, the firm's immuno-oncology platform is growing as a major contributor to overall sales. The company also has a substantial vaccine business, with treatments to prevent pediatric diseases as well as human papillomavirus, or HPV. Additionally, Merck sells animal health-related drugs. From a geographical perspective, just under half of the company's sales are generated in the United States.
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